title: An efficient approach to the synthesis of novel pyrene-fused azaacenes.
abstract: An efficient synthetic approach for functionalization of both the active sites (1,3-) and the K-region (4,5,9,10-) of pyrene was accomplished by bromination and oxidation with considerable yield. These novel pyrene-fused azaacenes were thoroughly investigated by X-ray diffraction studies, electrochemistry, and DFT calculations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University, Honjo-machi 1, Saga-shi, Saga, 840-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Fumitaka
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iwanaga
authors.forename: Jian-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomiyasu
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Redshaw
authors.forename: Mark R J
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Elsegood
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamato